Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Attic Greek writers

Attic Greek is the Greek dialect of the ancient region of Attica, including the polis of Athens. Often called classical Greek, it was the prestige dialect of the Greek world for centuries and remains the standard form of the language that is taught to students of ancient Greek.

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  1. Plato's Gorgias

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss arguably the most personal of Plato's dialogues in which he examines the values that led to the execution of his mentor Socrates by drinking hemlock

    25 November 2021

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    Featuring: Angie Hobbs, Frisbee Sheffield, Fiona Leigh

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    PhilosophyNatural law ethicistsPlatonismAncient Greek slaves and freedmenPhilosophers of deathTheorists on Western civilizationAncient Greek physicistsMoral realistsLogiciansAncient Greek epistemologists, Ancient Greek ethicistsRationalistsEpigrammatists of the Greek AnthologyPupils of SocratesPhilosophers of educationAncient Greek philosophers of mindOntologistsPhilosophers of loveClassical theismAttic Greek writersAncient Greek logiciansAncient Greek political philosophersIdealistsNatural philosophersAncient Greek metaphysiciansAncient Athenian philosophers

  2. Thucydides

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Greek historian Thucydides and his work entitled The History of the Peloponnesian War.

    29 January 2015

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    Featuring: Paul Cartledge, Katherine Harloe, Neville Morley

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    HistoryAttic Greek writersAncient Athenian historians, Ostracized Athenians5th-century BC historiansAthenians of the Peloponnesian WarPolitical realistsClassical-era Greek historiansAncient Athenian generals470s BC births5th-century BC Athenians

  3. Xenophon

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the ancient Greek historian and soldier Xenophon.

    26 May 2011

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    Featuring: Paul Cartledge, Edith Hall, Simon Goldhill

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    HistoryAttic Greek writersAncient Greek political philosophersAncient Athenian historians, Ostracized AtheniansSocial philosophersClassical-era Greek historiansAncient Athenian generalsAncient Athenian philosophersMemoiristsPupils of Socrates